Daniel gensinger



(No Model.)v

D. GENSINGBR. GATE.

Patented July 26, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

DANIEL GENSINGER, OF TEEGARDEN, INDIANA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 479,498, dated July 26, 1892.

Application filed March 12, 1892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL GENsINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Teegarden, in the county of Marshall and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in gates; and it has for its objects, among others, to provide simple and efficient mechanism for operating the gate and also for raising or lowering the same when desired. I provide the gate with a balance-box for the reception of weights, which may be adjusted as occasion may require.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specication, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l with the gate closed. Fig. 3 is a detail in cross-section showing the balance-box and the chains and pulley.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views in -which they occur.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the latchpost, provided with some suitable latch-engaging device A', as seen in Figs. l and 2.

B is a metallic post, preferably hollow, as seen in Fig. 3, and this post is supported in a boxing or other suitable device B', inserted in the ground, andupon this post the gate is pivotally supported. It is preferably supported as seen in' Figs. l and 2, wherein b are loops or staples loosely embracing the said post and held in a bar or upright C, which rests against the post. The gate D may be of any approved form, and at one end it has secured thereto the vertical hollow box E, which is designed to receive gravel or any desired mate- Serial No. 424,683. (No model.)

rial to balance the gate. At the other end the gate is provided with a suitable spring-latch F, held at one end and the other end designed to be actuated, as hereinafter specified.

G is a lever pivoted at g to the balance-box,

and it is passed through a vertical slot in the bar or upright C, as seen by dotted lines in Fig. 3. The other end of this lever is provided with a longitudinal or horizontal slot g, which is designed to receive any one of a plurality of horizontal loops or eyes 71, on one of the vertical bars of the gate, being held in such position by a suitable pin H, designed to be inserted through the loop after the latter has been passed through the slot in the lever, as seen in Fig. l. The pin is held to the lever by a chain or cord I-I. This lever has attached thereto between its ends a cord or chain I, which passes over a pulley I ,held in a bifurcation of the hollow post, as seen best in Fig. 1 the other end of the cord or chain being fastened to the upper rail of the gate, as seen in said Fig. l, in any suitable manner.

J is a sheave carried by a vertical pintle held between the two lower bars of the gate, and around this sheave is a chain J', which is affixed to the sheave and at its center has connected therewith the wire or flexible rod K, which extends upward in an inclined direction, as seen in Fig. l, and connects with the free end of the latch, as shown. The two ends of the chain extend in opposite directions, as seen from Fig. 3, and each is connected with a wire or cord or iiexible rod K', which is passed through suitable guides, as staples lc, on the posts AX, set at right angles Yto the latch-post A and provided each with a latch-engaging device A X, and also through a similar guide on apost K2 at a distance from the post AX, as seen in Fig. 2. The free ends of the rods K may be provided with suitable handles, if desired.

The operation will be' readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in `connection with the annexed drawings, and,

brieiiy stated, is as follows: The gate is balanced by gravel or any substance placed in the balance-box. The gate may be raised to the desired height for the passage of small stock or, in case of snow, to enable the gate IOO to be swung on its pivot by the lever G,wl1ich is held in its adjusted positions by the means above described.

The gate is operated from either side by simply pulling upon one of the wires or rods K ,which will wind the chain upon the sheave iu one direction or from one side and unwind it from the other, as will be readily seen from Fig. 3, and as it draws on the wire or rod K it pulls on the free end of the latch and disengages it from its catch, when the gate will swing open. A pull from the other side will close the gate.

The construction is simple, cheap, can be applied by unskilled workmen,and is not liable to get out of order. The wires or rods may be extended any desired distance.

Vhat I claim as new is- DANIEL GENSINGER.

Witnesses:

ABRAM K. SPITZER, SILAs H. JOSEPH. 

